US EditionChippewa Cree Tribe secures majority-Native voting district in Chouteau County
Settlement ends at-large elections, creating District 1 where 63% of voters are Native American, improving Chippewa Cree representation on the county commission.
- The Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boys Indian Reservation will now have a representative on the Chouteau County Board of Commissioners after a Voting Rights Act lawsuit settlement.
- It has been over a decade since a Native American was elected to the county board, despite comprising over 20% of the voting-age population.
- Tribal leaders expressed excitement about finally having their voices heard and concerns addressed in county politics.
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Associated Press News
Chippewa Cree Tribe secures majority-Native voting district in Chouteau County
The Chippewa Cree Tribe has a better shot at electing a county commissioner “who understands Native issues,” a tribal member said in a Tuesday statement following a settlement in a lawsuit that will create a Native-majority commission district in northcentral Montana’s Chouteau County.
Chouteau County settlement creates new voting district
A federal court settlement approved this week will change how Chouteau County elects its county commissioners, giving Tribal voters on the Rocky Boys Reservation a new opportunity to elect a representative of their choice.On December 15, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana approved a settlement inChippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boys Reservation v. Chouteau County, Montana. The agreement resolves a lawsuit filed in August by th…
Montana Standard
Chippewa Cree and Chouteau County reach agreement in election lawsuit
Earlier this year, the Chippewa Cree Tribe filed a suit arguing county commission elections drowned out Indigenous votes in a county where about one in five residents are Native Americans.
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